Apparatus



(No Model.)

P. REINBR.

VENDING APPARATUS.

No. 408,851. Patented Aug. 18, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIPP REINER, OF COLOGNE, PRUSSIA, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN H. VOLKMANN, OF NEIN YORK, N. Y.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming parl? Of Letters Patent No. 408,851, dated August 13, 1889.

Application filed November 20, 1888. Serial No. 291,365, (No model.)l

To all whom it may concern,.- Between the plates D D is a bar d2, (See Be it known that I, PHILIPP REINER, a resi- Fig. 2,) that extends to the opening a, upon dent of Cologne, Rhenish Prussia, Germany, which bar a coin rests when passed between have invented an Improved Chute for Vendthe plates D D. The upper ends of the plates 5 ing Apparatus, dac., of which the following is D D are secured to a grooved rail E, the groove a specification. in said rail being above the space aand pref- The object of my invention is to provide a erably aligned with the space e between the coin-chute in which a coin of proper size will plates D D. The opposite end of the rail E pass throughy said chute to its destination, is supported by a post f, that extends from the 6o ro and in which a coin of different size will pass rail A or from the rail B, said post f being from said chute without reaching the parts to secured to said upper and lower rails. One be operated by the coin. side of the railEis cutaway at g foradistance The invention consists in the novel details adjacent to the groov e in said rail, as shown in of improvement and combinations of parts Fig. 3, whereby the one wall of said groove that will be more fully hereinafter set forth, is left shorter than the opposite wall. I preand pointed out in the claims. fer that this cut-away partgof the upper rail Reference is to be had to the accompany- E shall be on the side opposite the beveled ing drawings, forming part of this specificapart b of the rail B. The object of this cuttion, in whichaway part is to allow a coin or bogus piece of 7o 2o Figure 1 is a side view of a coin-chute emany kind smaller in diameter than the proper bodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is an end coin to easily fall out of the chute on the side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view of saidA of the cut-away portion of the rail E. chute looking at the opposite side to that Beneath the rail B, and contiguous to its shown in Fig. l. Fig. fl is a horizontal seclower side, is placed a movable rail F. This 25 tion on the line 7a 7c, Fig. Fig. 5 is a vertirail F runs parallel to the rail B, and is prefcal cross-section on thelinecc, Fig. 3; and Fig. erably pivoted at its end opposite the plates 6 is a sectional view of a modification. D to one of the rails A B, as at f2, Fig. 4, so In the accompanying drawings, the lettersA that it may swing laterally. The rail `F for a B represent two rails that are placed side by portion of its length projects on one side of Se 3o side, with a space abetween them, as in Figsl the rail B to a slight extent across the space i and 5. The upper edges of the rails A B are to a. (See Figsl 4 and 5.) This rail should probe abouton a level, the inner edge of the railB ject into said space a for such a distance that being preferably beveled, asv at b, for a pora proper-sized coin will rest at one edge upon tion of its length. The width of the space a it, and thus be prevented from falling through 3 5 between the rails A B should be slightly wider said space, a portion of the rail A being at than the width of the proper coin designed to one side of said coin above the top of the rail j be passed through this chute. F. This rail F must be so adjusted that a The rails A B maybeheld adjacent to each coin of less thickness than a proper coin will other in any suitable manner; but I prefer to slip downward between the rails A and F, 9o 4o secure them atl one end by a cross-piece CZ and thereby pass from the chute. From a and attheir opposite ends by two vertical certain pointin its length the rail F, if debars or platesDD. These platesD are placed sired, may pass entirely across the space beso that a space e will be left between them, tween the rails A B, so as to form a tread h which space is just wide enough and high for a coin between the railsA B. (See Fig. 2.) 45 enough to allow a proper-sized coin to pass The distance from the top of the rail F to through,but which prevents larger-sized coins the bottom of the groove in the rail E should passing between the plates. The space e is be such thata propensized coin will have free preferably aligned with the space a between movement at its edges between said rails; but the rails A B, as in Fig. 4, so that a coin may a coin of less diameter will fall sidewise from roo 5o pass from the space e to the space a between the grooved rail E, being caused to do so by the rails A B. coming opposite the cut-away part g of the vany suitable manner.

rail E, a coin of greater diameter being kept out by the size of the month of the chute.

G is a spring that is secured at one en d to a plate D and bears at its free end against the side of the rail F. This spring tends to press the rail F inward to hold it in its proper position, as shown in Fig. 2, the spring G pressing the rail F against a plate D. On an upwardly-extending lug t', carried by the rail F, is a stud or pin y', that passes through the plate D next to the rail F and across the space e between the plates D D, as in Fig. 2. The free end of this stud j, that is within the space e, is beveled, as shown in Fig. 4. As a coin is passed in between the plates D D, the stud 7' will be moved outward, thereby carrying the rail F away from beneath the space a, and when the coin passes away from said stud the spring G will press the rail F back to its former position, for the purposes hereinafter shown.

Il is a short shaft that is hung in bearings l on the under side of the rail F. (See Fig. l.) At one end the shaft II carries an arm m, that projects upwardly and inwardly over the top of the rail B. This arm m carries at its upper `free end a knob or head fn., that is beveled or rounded on its inner face, as shown in Fig. -.t. The position of this knob or head yn is such as to normally turn by its weight the shaft 1I, so that said knob will extend above the space a between the rails A li. The shaft Il, near its opposite end, carries another arm o, that extends partially around the rail A and projects above said rail and about in line with the inner edge of said rail A when the shaft is in its normal position, as clearly shown in Fig.

The arm o is preferably made springy, so that it will throw back a coin which has been pushed into the chute with great force beyond the head n, and will compel it to travel down the rail once more, slowly passing the head n. and the arm o by its own gravity.

The coin-chute constructed as above shown should be inclined slightly from its end, having the plate D downward toward the free end. This chute may be secured in the desired apparatus in any suitable manner. In the drawings it is shown supported by an npright I, which upright, if used to support the chute, may be secured in the apparatus in I prefer that the chute be tilted slightly to one side, so that a coin of less than the required diameter will fall from the rail to one side. (See Fig. 2.

In the modification shown in Fig. G the rail B is integral with the rail F. In this ease the rails B and Fare both movable, the rail B acting as a raised surface on the rail F to prevent a coin slipping oit the rail F sidewise.

My improved coin-chute operates as follows: Then a coin of proper size is passed into the chute between the plates l) D, it presses the pin j, and thereby the rail F, to one side, and by the time the coin has passed said pin the spring G will have pushed the rail F back again under the space a between the rails A Il. The coin now rides along between the rails A B and on the rail F, its upper edge passing along the groove in the rail E. IVhen the coin reaches the head n, it presses said head toene side out of its path, thereby moving the free end of the arm o in line with the space a and in the path of and in interference with the rolling coin, thus stopping the coin. As the coin leaves the head n, said head by its own gravity falls back into its original position, and by again turning the shaft Il carries the end of the arm o back to its original position out of the path of the coin, thereby giving free passage along the chute for the coin. Bogus pieces of light weight-such as pasteboard, dac.-d have not sufficient striking force to push the head n to one side and from across the path of coins. They are therefore stopped by said head and left standing in the chute. lVhen the next coin is passed between the plates I) D and strikes the pin j, thereby moving it to one side, and with it the rail F, the piece left on the rails, as above described, will slip down between the railsA and F. If acoin of less than the required thickness is passed into the chute, it will slip down between the rails A and F. On t-he other hand, a coin of uneven diameter, with its major diameter greater than a proper-sized coin, if passed into the chute, will either stick on its periphery between the rails F and E when hits greater diameter comes vertically between said rails or it will move the head n to one side, thereby bringing the end of the rod 0 over the space a between the rails A B. The distance from thc end of the rod 0 to the nearer edge of the head 'n being less than the major diameter of such coin, said head will be held to one side, while the rod owill be held in the path of the coin, and the coin thereby be prevented passing down along the rail. \Vhen thenext coin is passed into the chute, the pin j is again pressed sidewise, carrying the rail F to one side, and thus depriving the former coin, which rested on said rail F, of its support. Said coin will slip downward between the rails A F, and thus be prevented Vfrom passing through the chute to the coin-receiving devices in the apparatus. If a coin of less diameter than a proper-sized coin be passed into the chute, it will fall sidewise from said chute when its upper edge comes opposite the cutaway part g of the rail E. The head n also acts to push a coin of small diameter sidewise from t-he chute.

By making the rail F movable sidewise, and by causing it to be moved by the pin j every time a coin is passed into the chute, any spurious coin, piece of lead, or the like that is passed into the chute and that has been retained in the chute for any of the reasons heretofore mentioned will slip downward be tween the rails as the rail F is moved, and

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thereby be prevented from passing through the chute to the proper place for actuating the selling devices.

This improved coin-chute vwill be found simple in construction, accurate and eflicient in operation, and it takes eognizanee of both the difference in diameter and thickness ot spurious coins and bogus' pieces from that of the proper coins and a difference in weight between the bad and good. It will select the bad from the good by an even or uneven ditference in thickness, by an even .or uneven difference in diameter, and by a difference in weight it the bogus coin is light.

The whole apparatus is arranged so as to prevent permanent clogging of the chute by removing1 the support from under a retained piece resting in the chute at the time of the entry of another coin.

Having now described my invention, what I claim isl. In a coin-chute, the rail A, combined with the movable rail F, placed adjacent to the rail A, substantially as described.

2. In a coin-chnte, the rails A B, placed side by side, combined with the movable rail F, substantially as herein shown and described.

In a coin-chute, the rail A, combined with the movable rail F, placed adjacent to the rail A, and with the upper rail E, substantially as described.

4t. In a coin-chute, the rails A B, placed side side, combined with the lower movable rail F and with the upper rail E, substantially as described. l

5. In a coin-chute, the rail A, combined with the movable rail F, placed adjacent to the rail A, and with the grooved upper rail E, having one side cut away, as at g, substantially as described.

G. In a coin-chute, the rails A B, placed side by side, combined with the movable rail F and with the grooved upper rail E, having one side cut away, as at g, substantially as described.

7. In a coin-chute, the rail A, combined with the movable rail F, placed adjacent to the rail A, and the pin j, carried by the rail F, substantially as described.

S. In a coin-chute, the rails A B, placed side by side, combined with the movable rail F and the pin j, carried by the rail F, substantially as described.

9. The rail A and the plates D D, rising from said rail and having a space between them, said plates acting as a guide for a coin, in combination with the movable rail F, and with the pin j, carried by the rail F and projecting into the space between the plates D D, substantially as described.

10. The rails AB, placed side by side and having a space a between them, and the plates D D, rising from the rails A B and having a space e between themr aligned with the space a, in combination with the rail F, and with the pin j, carried by the rail F and project- 'rail F, and with the upper rail E, substantially as described.

12. The rails A B, placed side by side and having a space a between them, and the plates D D, rising from the rails A B and having a space e between them aligned with the space a, in combination with the rail E and with the movable rail F, and pin j, carried by the rail F and'projecting into the space e, substantially as described.

13. The rails A B, placed side by side and having a space a between them, combined with the movable rail F, projecting partially across the space a for a certain distance and having a tread 7L at its lower end, substantially as described.

14. The rails A B, placed side by side and having a space between them, combined with a movable rail F and an escapement arranged to operate upon a coin, substantially Aas and for the purpose set forth.

l5. rlhe combination of a rail A and a movable rail F with an escapement arranged to act4 upon a coin on said rails, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1G. The rail A and the movable rail F, placed adjacent to the rail A, combined with the shaft Il, journaled on the rail F, and with the arm m, carried by the shaft H, and the head n on the arm m, substantially as de scribed.

17. The rails A B, placed side by side and having a space between them, combined with the movable rail F, shaft II, journaled on the rail F, and with the arm m, carried by the shaft Il', and the head a on the arm m, substantially as described.

18. The rail A and the movable rail, F, placed vadjacent to the rail A, combined with the shaft II, journaled on the rail F, arm Im, having head a, and the arm o, both said arms being carried by the shaft H, substantially as described.

19. The rails A B, placed side by side and having a space between them, combined with the movable rail F, shaft ll, journaled on the rail F, arm m, having head fn, and the arm 0,

all arranged for operation substantially as herein shown and described.

20. The rail A and plates D D, having a space between them, and the rail E above the rail A, in combination with. the movable rail F, pin j, shaft H, having arm m, and head n, substantially as described.

'21. The rails A B and plates D D, arranged with the respectivespaces a c between them, and the rail F. above the rails A B, in combination with the movable rail F, pin j, and

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-both said arms being carried by the shaft IVI,

Shaft ll', having arm on, all arranged and operating,` snbstanliall);v aS herein shown and described.

22. The rails A l and platesv l) l), arranged with the Spaces (L e between them, and the rail E above the rails A B, in eombin'alicn with the movable rail lf, pin y', and shaft ll', having arms ym 0.y all arranged and operating Substantially as herein shown and described.

223. The plates l) D, havinga Space between them, and the rod (l2 and rail E, all arranged to permit the passage el aone-sizcd coin and to prevent the passage ol a larger-Sized coin, in combination with the rail A and movable rail F, Substantially as described.

24:. The rails A B, placed Side by side, in combination with the movable rail lf and with the Spring (l, for moving' the rail l slib Slaniially as described.

25. The rail A and the movable rail F, 2o

comlnation with the movable rail F and z5 with the spring,` G and the rail E, substantially as d eseribed.

2.7. The rail A and the movable railv F, placed adjacent to the rail A, combined willi the spring G and the upper rail E, Substan- 3o tiallv as described.

PlIlLlPP KEINER.

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